And things only worsened from there. Public records requests were stalled or rejected. Or media outlets were charged a governor’s ransom to get records. On his website, Crowley Political Report, former Palm Beach Post political editor Brian Crowley compared the cost of getting all of Sarah Palin’s e-mails for two years versus getting a week’s worth of e-mails belonging to Gov. Scott’s communications director.

And then there was the public relations disaster that was Scott’s signing of the state budget – in which his office kicked out citizens wearing Democrat T-shirts.

This was going on in a state that traditionally had the most open public meeting and records laws in the country.

Well, after recently bringing in politically experienced and connected Steve McNamara as his chief of staff, Scott seems to have developed some flexibility. It’s as if McNamara is a master of political Pilates.

On Tuesday, rumors began to circulate and by Thursday it was official: Scott’s office is reducing the fees for searching and providing records.